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6 Jul 2015

Star Cosmetics Lip-liner in Nude Rose

Hello
friends,

This
weekend I stayed at home and took a much needed hot oil champi. Hot oil for my
hair and scalp + hot oil mixed with turmeric for my body and face. Nothing makes
my skin glow like this treatment. I have also started to try out Mridul face
cleanser from Kama Ayurveda. Right now all I can say is, it feels so much like
that green gram flour which our grandmas used on little babies.

Anyways
today’s post is not about green grams or turmeric. It is about an affordable
lip liner pencil which impressed me so much that I just had to share!

I
got introduced to this brand by a lovely instagrammer called makeup by masson.
She is a gorgeous looking makeup artist and shares some awesome looks on her page. She was
wearing this awesome shade and she told it is a lip liner from a
brand called star cosmetics.

Star Cosmetics Lipliner in Nude Rose Review & Swatch

Star Cosmetics Lipliner in Nude Rose

REVIEW

Star
Cosmetics is a local Indian Brand found predominantly in online stores like
Jabong, amazon etc. They have a full line of cosmetics right from concealer palettes
to lip liners.

This
lip liner is aptly named nude rose. It is an understated dusty rose shade with
no hint of shimmer or frost. It is a completely matte color and the shade reminds
me of the Bourjois Rogue Edition Velvet Lipstick in the shade Nudeist.

The
lip liner is priced at Rs. 200/- and comes in a no-nonsense pencil type. I have
sharpened it once and the wood is of decent quality.

The
lip liner is not very moisturizing but when compared to all the other drug
store liners, it is on par with the colorbar and loreal ones. It feels creamy and is not
woody like the cheap ones. It applies evenly and does not tug my
lips while applying.

It
can very well be worn on its own considering the gorgeous color, but of course
you need to moisturize your lips first. In the swatches, I have worn it without
moisturizing my lips and you can see that it does emphasize some dry patches on
my lower lip. I have also worn this lipliner without any base on my face so that you can understand how this shade looks without the influence of base makeup.

The
lip liner, when used beneath a lipstick does what a good lip liner is meant to
do. It prevents the lipstick from feathering and gives a nice base for the color
to stick on. On its own, it wears for around 5 hours. It is transfer resistant to an extent but comes off when we rub it with a tissue.

It
does improve the wear time of a lipstick considerably but I really don’t prefer
wearing it with a lipstick. I love wearing it all over my lips with the "colorbar take me as I am lipcolor in bare dare pink" slightly blotted in the center of my lips. It gives that amazing ombre effect to an otherwise neutral everyday
lip color.

More Pictures of Star Cosmetics Lipliner in Nude Rose:

Star Cosmetics lipliner in Nude Rose - Close up

Under artificial Light:

Star Cosmetics Lipliner in Nude Rose under artificial light

Under Direct Sunlight:

Star Cosmetics lipliner in Nude Rose under Sunlight

Key Highlights of the Product:

1. Affordable

2. Easily available online

3. Gorgeous flattering shade

4. Creamy and easy to apply

5. does not feel cheap or flimsy

6. Does the job of lining my lips perfectly well.

7.Decent staying power

8. Not very drying or woody.

9. Not easily available offline and in stores

10. At times, additional shipping charges are levied making the price more by another 50rs or so. But i really don't mind.

Indian
Beauty Maniac’s Rating

4.5/5

I
cannot spend 1000s on a lipliner. I am quite happy with the drug store ones like colorbar,
loreal etc. This one, priced at just Rs. 200/- completely bowled me over.! It is 200% value for money!

Star
cosmetics is a must try for all makeup maniacs. I am going to order all the
other shades now. This liner is fab!